Summer 2011. p: Darcy Bacha/WindellsWhere did you grow up riding?
Northern Minnesota, this place called Giant?s Ridge.You were on the park staff there, right?
I was on the park staff and there weren?t that many rails.
I took a welding class in high school and built some rails for the mountain.
I guess we don?t have an excuse to complain about the cold.
This may sound weird, but I think having a good work ethic.
photo: Erik Hoffman/Windells Who did you live with last season?
Last October, we had a Halloween party.
I think Dakota was Santa Claus or something really dumb.
It was my first time living up there.
I honestly don?t remember much more after that.
I was really down that we got to go surfing because I had only gone one other time.
It was raining a little bit, but it was still awesome.
First day, I almost caught a wave or two.
He was just spending money on the arcade all night.
Then, we got a hotel right by the beach.
The next day, we went back to this other break and I got worked again.
Everyone was super chill and very friendly.
It was cool, we all hung out, snowboarders and skiers.
Honestly, I didn?t know who snowboarded or skied.
to just an ?outerwear company.?
I know their outerwear is on point.
It can be more rewarding, but it?s a riskier maneuver.
Also, being a newer brand, it?s smaller.
I talk to Austin, see him a bunch, and he calls me randomly to say what up.
I?m learning a lot, way more about the business aspect of snowboarding.
I really need to show people what my snowboarding is all about.
